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CVE-2026-50228: Electron DevTools Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in NitroSense
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-23 · updated 2026-09-25
- Weakness: CWE-489
Description
An unauthenticated local attacker can connect to the Electron DevTools endpoint exposed by Acer NitroSense software (versions up to and including 5.2.63) on localhost TCP port 9993. Because Chromium remote debugging is enabled in the production application, the attacker can execute JavaScript in the privileged application context and achieve arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
- Acer NitroSense V5: through 5.2.63
References
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